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Function Show-PerfCategories {
  Param([string]$computername=$env:computername)

  $perfCategories=  [system.diagnostics.performancecountercategory]::GetCategories($computername)

 $perfCategories | Sort CategoryName | select CategoryName,CategoryHelp 

}

#sample usage
# Show-PerfCategories 
# Show-PerfCategories "SERVER02"